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SUN TEA, simply, is a soaking of plants in water and sunlight. Sun Tea
contains the essence of
the herbal properties. Drink Herbal Sun Tea as a
regular daily beverage.
Herbs may be mixed in any combination. A variety
will give you the most complete
mineral and vitamin content.
To make Sun Tea you need a glass container; a wide mouth gallon jar
is ideal. Add about 1/4
cup of whole or lightly crushed herbs (less if
finely ground), fill with
water, and put the jar in a bright location.
Don't place in direct sunlight
during the hottest part of the day, as this
overheats the herbs. Let
it stand three or four hours on hot days, all day
on cooler days. Pour through
a strainer, and it's ready to drink. It will
keep in the refrigerator
for about a week. Experiment with different herbs
for flavor - the only wrong
combination of herbs is one that you won't
drink because it doesn't
taste good to you. Herbs are very inexpensive if
you buy them bulk by the
pound or the ounce. Pre-mixed blends are less
expensive if you buy them
in bulk without the pretty packaging.
Listed are only a few of the possibilities. Make a single cup of tea
with herbs that are new
to you in order to discover their taste. By knowing
what each herb tastes like,
you can adjust the proportions you use in each
batch. Try to always have
Sun Tea in the refrigerator, and drink several
glasses a day. Mix half
and half with apple juice and a squeeze of lemon
for a super drink!
Each herb is listed with a very brief notation; further details may
be found in a good herb
book, such as "The Herb Book" by John
Lust or
"Back
To Eden" by Jethro Kloss. Look up each herb that you are using
and
become familiar with it.
The plants of the Earth are powerful for cleansing
and healing. You may experience
a cleansing reaction or a healing crisis
whenever you start a new
program. Great! Your body is doing some repairs.
Help it. Vitamin supplements
and fresh green juices are good tools to use
during any healing reaction.
Mix and match these herbs to your taste and/or for a specific organ
cleanse. Liver, kidney,
and colon cleanses are important so that these
filters don't back up and
send toxins out your skin or lungs. Lung
cleaners are good for eliminating
smoke and air pollution coatings. Any
herb found in capsule formulas
may be used in the sun tea. Use an herb
for each area of the body
as you make up your own sun tea formulas. A
variety of herbs will give
you the most balanced and complete mineral
and vitamin content.
***** Use
DISTILLED WATER for making Sun Tea, as well as for ALL your
drinking and cooking.
***** AVOID using
black teas and herbs that have CAFFEINE as your
regular beverage. Regulate
your intake of stimulants with care!*****
*Alfalfa - high in minerals
and vitamin A, helps stiff joints, helpful
for arthritis and body odor, good chlorophyll
Anise Seed - digestion aid
Black Cohosh - hormone regulator
*Black Walnut Leaves - parasite
eliminator, herpes
Blue Flag - lymphatic system
Burdock Root - blood cleaner,
allergies, swelling in joints
*Chamomile - relaxant, good
bedtime tea
Cascara Sagrada - colon
cleanser
*Catnip - relaxant
Cedar Berries - pancreas
Chickweed - eats carbohydrates,
coughs, colds, tumors
Cleavers - stomach, urinary,
mucus
*Comfrey - protein, B-12
for bones and bone knitting
Corn Silk - urinary
Dandelion - liver, high
in iron, weight loss, over acid blood
Echinacea - fights infection,
lymph, bad breath, gums, prostate
Elecampane - lungs
Eyebright - eyes
Fennel - weight loss, gas,
sinus, cramps
Flax Seed - weight loss
Ginseng - tonic and stimulant
*Gotu Kola - mental stimulant,
brain food, energy
Hawthorne Berries - heart,
energy
*Hibiscus Flowers - tastes
good, adds color to tea
*Hops - pain, relaxant
*Horsetail Grass (Shave
Grass) - calcium
Irish Moss - iodine
Juniper Berries - kidney
aid
Lady Slipper - nervous system
Lemongrass - taste
*Licorice Root - lungs and
blood cleaner, quit-smoking herb, arthritis,
vitality
*Lobelia - use small amount
as a catalyst for other herbs
Marshmallow Root - urinary,
hormone balancer
Mandrake - liver, warts
*Mint - any kind for taste
Mormon Tea - decongestant,
bronchial dilator, allergies
Motherwort - menstrual cramps
*Mullein - lungs
Oatstraw - calcium
*Parsley - kidneys, potassium,
regulates body fluids, liver, allergies,
arthritis
Passion Flower - emotions,
brain
Peppermint - taste, stomach,
digestive aid
Polk Root - lymphatic system
Psyllium Seeds - colon
Red Clover Blossoms - good
blood cleaner
*Red Raspberry Leaves -
female organs, hormone balancer, douche and enemas
*Rosehips - vitamin C
*Sage - brain
Saffron - weight loss, stomach
*St. Johnswart - nervous
system
Sarsaparilla - male hormones,
iodine
Sassafras - blood cleaner
Saw Palmetto - hormone balancing
*Shave Grass (Horsetail
Grass) - calcium
*Skullcap - nervous system,
brain
Slippery Elm Bark - whole
food, good for entire alimentary canal, enemas, digestion
*Valerian Root - nervous
system, sedative
*Willow - pain
*Yellow Dock - iron, liver
Yerba Santa - lungs
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**Cayenne (Capsicum)
- catalyst for all herbs, works with blood (HOT!)
Not for tea, but should be taken in capsules with the
Sun Tea, or eaten in food. Drink plenty of liquid with
it. Use daily.
Cayenne is a major aid to the circulatory system.
**Lobelia - Add a
pinch to all formulas as a catalyst. With Tincture
of Lobelia use about 3 drops to an 8oz. glass.
Example of a Sun Tea Mixture (just a pinch of
each herb is about right; adjust for taste)
Alfalfa, Black Walnut Leaves, Cedar Berries,
Comfrey, Dandelion, Hibiscus Flowers, Irish
Moss, Juniper Berries, Oatstraw, Peppermint,
Red Clover Blossoms, Shave Grass, Slippery Elm
Bark, and Hawthorn Berries.
An herb for each area of the body gives a complete and balanced daily beverage.
NON-CAFFEINE STIMULANT:
good energy boost and long term toner.
Contains: Gotu Kola, Ginseng, Damiana, Licorice
Root and Cayenne (in capsules).
SLEEP TEA: Catnip, Chamomile, Skullcap, Hops,
Valerian, [Calcium Combination: Oatstraw, Shave
Grass, Comfrey, Lobelia), Lady Slipper.
BRAIN TEA: Comfrey, Rosehips, Flax Seed,
Motherwort, Mormon Tea, Passion Flower,
Alfalfa, Sage, Myrrh.
MORNING TEA: Gotu Kola, Red Clover Blossoms,
Ginseng, Slippery Elm Bark, Yellow Dock,
Hibiscus Flowers, Passion Flowers, Rosehips,
Alfalfa and Comfrey.
DIGESTION AID: Peppermint, Anise Seeds, Wild
Strawberry Leaves, Slippery Elm Bark.
WEIGHT LOSS: Chickweed, Licorice Root, Gotu
Kola, Echinacea, Black Walnut, Fennel Seed,
Flax Seed.
PAIN: Wild Lettuce, Hops, Valerian, Wood
Betony, and Cayenne.
FEMALE FORMULA: Red Raspberry Leaves, Queen of
the Meadows, Blessed Thistle, Marshmallow Root,
False Unicorn, Black Cohosh.
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